subject: Article Submission Software - Four Considerations [print this page] To a business website, promotion is everything. The amount of traffic that goes to your site can make or break your online presence. Since just about everyone now uses the internet for just about anything they need, it is essential that your business gets a piece of the action. One way of attaining this is to use an article submission software to promote your articles-- which in turn promote your website.
Just what is an Article Submission Software? In a nutshell, these special applications automate the process of submitting your promotional materials to Article Directories. These websites make your essays available for online for sharing; on condition that you remain recognized as the article writer. Eventually to get backlinks and traffic to your site--which is actually the essence of article marketing.
Submission Software are specially-built software that "know" many article sites and which "automate" the submittal processes. There are two general types of this software. Those that are available pro-bono-- as public domain applications such as Brad Callen's Free Article Submitter and those that have a tag price on them such as Article Post Robot, and Instant Article Submitter.
The advantages derived from using a Submission Software are always the selling points which are capitalized upon as these applications are presented for your review. These will often include the following.
Price. Those that offer free applications find their ware ahead on this department. A price tag of zero is often more attractive to beginners who always want to keep their expenses down. Quite often, users are wary of these applications as well. More advanced users ultimately end up upgrading to the more specialized, priced applications. Although sometimes higher prices do not automatically mean superior quality.
Ease of Use. A cardinal element which all better applications must have. Software that "beginners can use in a few minutes" will always sell very well. But such ease of use is always a subjective agenda which often elude software-makers.
Maximized Throughput. Between a software that can submit to 200 sites and one that can do 400, the comparison is a no-brainer. There is however a sub-criterion here which is the final deciding factor. The number will eventually hinge on the success-rate or the number of confirmed submittals which an application can generate.
Time-Efficiency. The facility with which submittals are made is often what drives users to this kind of applications. When something that would ordinarily take four hours can be done in four minutes is possible with a software, then buyers become aplenty. There is no denying-- in this present time, there is real value in being able to bring your message to as many website locations as possible.
